US EditionZelensky at European summit as EU seeks to bolster backing
- On October 2, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met European leaders in Copenhagen during the European Political Community summit focused on migration and Ukraine.
- The summit occurred amid rising record migrant crossings and ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with discussions driven by war fatigue and migration challenges.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hosted the event alongside Zelenskiy, emphasizing Copenhagen’s position as a key ally of Kyiv and a strong advocate for European cooperation.
- The UK government unveiled plans to end automatic refugee family reunion rights and to impose a longer, contribution-based settlement route while migrant Channel crossings topped 34,000 in 2025.
- The summit reinforced European unity on security and migration, although divisions over aid levels and enlargement suggest persistent challenges to coordinated responses.
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Copenhagen Summit: EU Chooses Militarization Over Diplomacy
At the EU summit in Copenhagen October 1-2, European government leaders made clear once again that their response to the war in Ukraine is not primarily diplomacy, but escalation. Behind the rhetoric of ‘peace,’ Brussels is driving the bloc toward deeper militarization, centralization, and a posture that risks prolonging and widening the conflict. European Council President António Costa set the tone with calls for greater central control: “To b…
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